P r e s e n t a t i o n
PEPY Dream Management ProjectEmpowering Cambodian youth to pursue their dreams
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
Overview
Established in 2004, PEPY (Protect the Earth, Protect Yourself) was originally created to raise
money for educational programmes in Cambodia, which led to the building of a new school.
When it became clear that a lack of teachers was keeping students from attending the new
school, PEPY shifted their focus to investing in Cambodia’s youth. PEPY created the Dream
Management Project in 2012 to enhance employment capabilities of high school graduates.
There are currently no career preparatory programmes or guidance sessions available to high
school students in the majority of Cambodian schools. Students have limited or no access to
information about the job market and are unaware of many career paths that might interest
them. As a result, students are ill-informed of which direction to take at the completion of
high school and remain under-skilled and unprepared for the labour market. In addition,
many high school graduates are unable to consider higher education due to financial
constraints and parents are uninterested in advancing their children's education.
The Dream Management Project seeks to address this issue by hosting weekly guidance
sessions, networking events, exposure visits, and job fairs, and by developing relationships
with parents to raise awareness of the value of education.
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Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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How It Works
With the programme operating annually from early September to August the following
year, PEPY aims to provide students in grades 10 - 12 with educational activities to help
them shape their identities, investigate career paths, and broaden their limited career
prospects. The programme is run in Siem Reap at Kralanh High School, Sen Sok High School,
and 28 Makara High School. The activities include:
• Weekly group workshop sessions with a focus on soft skills such as problem-solving,
communication, and confidence building. Sessions for grade 12 students include topics
closely related to future employment. The sessions are led in a participatory fashion and
use active learning methods. Students are encouraged to discuss session topics in
groups and present the group’s ideas to the class. These sessions provide students with
a forum to identify and discuss their ambitions for the future, and any challenges they
may need to overcome. The sessions last for two hours per week.
• Exposure trips to Siem Reap are organized to allow students to experience life outside
their classrooms and home area and visit vocational training schools and universities.
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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How It Works
Interactive seminars and workshops where guest speakers, usually successful
Cambodian professionals, are invited to share with the students their career
experiences and inspirational stories of successes in school, work, and life.
Career fairs with the participation of various companies, NGOs, universities, and
vocational training schools, which are particularly beneficial for grade 12 students. The
fairs serve as opportunities for students to collect information on new career paths, job
opportunities, and how to fulfill skill requirements, and to network with potential
employers.
PEPY also builds relationships with parents to encourage them to invest more time or
resources towards their children’s education. Regular home visits are conducted, during
which student performance is shared. Parents are assisted in determining the emotional
needs of their children and are motivated to be more participative in their children's
progress.
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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Beneficiaries
Cambodian high school students in grades 10-12 with a strong motivation to advance their
employment capabilities who are interested in registering, and members of their families,
who stand to benefit from income generated through future employment of the students.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, the Dream Management Project had 454 students
registered in the program.
Objectives
• Assist high school students to pursue their dreams by developing self-confidence
• Provide high school students with information needed to explore higher education and
career opportunities
• Increase the percentage of students that continue to higher education
• Lower the school dropout rate to less than 10% per year
• Increase parent participation in their children’s school activities.
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812
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Budget
32%
40%
5%5%
8% 3%7%
Breakdown of Budget for PEPY Dream Management
(Academic Year 2019 - 2020)
Education & Training 32%Salaries 40%Monitoring & Evaluation 5%Office & Administration 5%Supplies 8%Project Implementation and Monitoring Costs 3%Administration Overhead 7%
The total amount of the programme’s overall
costs is approx. USD 50,000 for academic year
2019-2020 across the 3 target schools.
Transfers from Child’s Dream to PEPY are
made in four instalments (quarterly) during
the financial year.
Monitoring & Reporting
Payment is proceeded quarterly at reception
of narrative and photo reports as well as
monthly financial reports. Feedback is also
obtained directly during regular visits by our
local team.
We report to donor(s) on a semester basis.
Donor visits can be easily organised.
Child's Dream Foundation238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, ThailandEmail: [email protected] • Website: www.childsdream.org • Tel. +66 (0) 53 201 811 • Fax +66 (0) 53 201 812